CWCHS drama department preparing for spring play

The drama department at Carmi-White County High School is putting the final touches on the upcoming spring play, "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood," scheduled for March 15 - 17 at CWCHS's auditorium. The play is a spoof on the Robin Hood tale and will include many laughs.

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The Carmi Times - Carmi, IL

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Posted Mar. 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Posted Mar. 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM

The drama department at Carmi-White County High School is putting the final touches on the upcoming spring play, "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood," scheduled for March 15 - 17 at CWCHS's auditorium. The play is a spoof on the Robin Hood tale and will include many laughs.

"The kids were really wanting to do a play this year rather than a musical," said Sherry Passmore, director of the play. "Lynn Cantrell has always been the pianist for the musicals and she was going to be out of town, so I started searching for a play and came upon this one. The kids are having a lot of fun with it. It's a play that is best described as if Mel Brooks and Monty Python together wrote a play."

A total of 20 castmembers are included in the play. An additional 22 students are working behind the scenes to ensure all props, lighting, stage work and other details are covered for the event. Kelli Newman, senior at CWCHS, is the student director. Passmore notes this is a very diverse cast, including students from all four grades at the school.

Tickets are now on sale for, "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood," with a price break of $6 for adults and $3 for students if purchased before Monday, May 11. After that time, ticket prices are $8 for adults and $4 for students at the door. Preschool age kids are free.

Also, the drama department will offer $1 off a ticket purchase at the door with a donation of non perishable food item for a canned food drive.

Three performances will take place for the play. The first performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15 followed by a 7:30 p.m. performance Saturday, March 16. The final performance will be a matinee at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17.